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moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw.
modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. Mother a
scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and
adhesive.

Mud bass (Zoöl.), a fresh-water
fish (Acantharchum pomotis) of the Eastern United States. It
produces a deep grunting note. -- Mud bath,
an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with
medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. -- Mud
boat, a large flatboat used in dredging. --
Mud cat. See Catfish. --
Mud crab (Zoöl.), any one of
several American marine crabs of the genus Panopeus. --
Mud dab (Zoöl.), the winter
flounder. See Flounder, and Dab. -- Mud
dauber (Zoöl.), a mud wasp. --
Mud devil (Zoöl.), the
fellbender. -- Mud drum (Steam
Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and
mud in the water can settle for removal. -- Mud
eel (Zoöl.

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